Making business connections in Cairns
If you are moving a business to Cairns, starting a new business, or want to connect with like-minded professionals, there are many networks and membership organisations to tap into. Industry-specific groups meet regularly. We have several advocacy groups that represent the interests of businesses - both big and small.
Good networks are particularly beneficial in a city the size of Cairns, where it's possible to get to know who's who quickly if you know where to look. Try one of these networks of Cairns business and industry groups for support, advice and collaboration.
- Cairns Chamber of Commerce
- Cairns Young Chamber
- Your Entrepreneur Project Entrepreneurship Facilitators
- Primary Health Network North Queensland
- Tradelinked Cairns-PNG-Pacific
- Study Cairns
- Cairns Business Women’s Club
- Tourism Tropical North Queensland
- Advance Cairns
- Enterprise North
- The Super Yacht Group Great Barrier Reef
- Dive Queensland
- FNQ Food Incubator
- Regional Development Australia Tropical North
Find business events and networking opportunities
Many of these organisations hold regular catch-ups, business functions or professional development workshops. Regular events in Cairns include 'green drinks' for those with an interest in working and living more sustainably, the Cairns Chamber of Commerce breakfast, and Tropic Tech, a monthly social catch-up for tech types.